best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
library; book collection; paperback book
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
author; writer; novelist; artist
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to attempt; to test; to try out
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
of course; certainly; naturally
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)
comic books; comics; comic; comical
serialization; serialisation; serial story
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself